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Alabama is an 11.5-point underdog heading into Saturday’s Final Four matchup against reigning national champions UConn. The Huskies have defeated each team they’ve faced in the NCAA Tournament by at least 13 points dating back to last year’s championship run. Crimson Tide head coach Nate Oats discussed what his team’s mindset has been given the fact that UConn is expected to run away with the win. “We were an underdog. Nobody expected us to be here,” Oats said ahead of Saturday’s matchup. “We weren’t playing our best basketball coming into the regular season. … We had to sell our guys that we …